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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+module: route53_zone
+short_description: add or delete Route53 zones
+description:
+    - Creates and deletes Route53 private and public zones
+options:
+    zone:
+        description:
+            - The DNS zone record (eg: foo.com.)
+        required: true
+        default: null
+    command:
+        description:
+            - whether or not the zone should exist or not
+        required: false
+        default: true
+    vpc_id:
+        description:
+            - The VPC ID the zone should be a part of (if this is going to be a private zone)
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    vpc_region:
+        description:
+            - The VPC Region the zone should be a part of (if this is going to be a private zone)
+        required: false
+        default: null
+    comment:
+        description:
+            - Comment associated with the zone
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+extends_documentation_fragment: aws
+'''
+
+import time
+
+try:
+    import boto
+    import boto.ec2
+    from boto import route53
+    from boto.route53 import Route53Connection
+    from boto.route53.zone import Zone
+    HAS_BOTO = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_BOTO = False
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            zone=dict(required=True),
+            command=dict(default='create', choices=['create', 'delete']),
+            vpc_id=dict(default=None),
+            vpc_region=dict(default=None),
+            comment=dict(default=''),
+        )
+    )
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto required for this module')
+
+    zone_in = module.params.get('zone').lower()
+    command = module.params.get('command').lower()
+    vpc_id = module.params.get('vpc_id')
+    vpc_region = module.params.get('vpc_region')
+    comment = module.params.get('comment')
+
+    private_zone = vpc_id is not None and vpc_region is not None
+
+    _, _, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module)
+
+    # connect to the route53 endpoint
+    try:
+        conn = Route53Connection(**aws_connect_kwargs)
+    except boto.exception.BotoServerError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=e.error_message)
+
+    results = conn.get_all_hosted_zones()
+    zones = {}
+
+    for r53zone in results['ListHostedZonesResponse']['HostedZones']:
+        zone_id = r53zone['Id'].replace('/hostedzone/', '')
+        zone_details = conn.get_hosted_zone(zone_id)['GetHostedZoneResponse']
+        if vpc_id and 'VPCs' in zone_details:
+            # this is to deal with this boto bug: https://github.com/boto/boto/pull/2882
+            if isinstance(zone_details['VPCs'], dict):
+                if zone_details['VPCs']['VPC']['VPCId'] == vpc_id:
+                    zones[r53zone['Name']] = zone_id
+            else: # Forward compatibility for when boto fixes that bug
+                if vpc_id in [v['VPCId'] for v in zone_details['VPCs']]:
+                    zones[r53zone['Name']] = zone_id
+        else:
+            zones[r53zone['Name']] = zone_id
+
+    record = {
+        'private_zone': private_zone,
+        'vpc_id': vpc_id,
+        'vpc_region': vpc_region,
+        'comment': comment,
+    }
+
+    if command == 'create' and zone_in in zones:
+        if private_zone:
+            details = conn.get_hosted_zone(zones[zone_in])
+
+            if 'VPCs' not in details['GetHostedZoneResponse']:
+                module.fail_json(
+                    msg="Can't change VPC from public to private"
+                )
+
+            vpc_details = details['GetHostedZoneResponse']['VPCs']['VPC']
+            current_vpc_id = vpc_details['VPCId']
+            current_vpc_region = vpc_details['VPCRegion']
+
+            if current_vpc_id != vpc_id:
+                module.fail_json(
+                    msg="Can't change VPC ID once a zone has been created"
+                )
+            if current_vpc_region != vpc_region:
+                module.fail_json(
+                    msg="Can't change VPC Region once a zone has been created"
+                )
+
+        record['zone_id'] = zones[zone_in]
+        record['name'] = zone_in
+        module.exit_json(changed=False, set=record)
+
+    elif command == 'create':
+        result = conn.create_hosted_zone(zone_in, **record)
+        hosted_zone = result['CreateHostedZoneResponse']['HostedZone']
+        zone_id = hosted_zone['Id'].replace('/hostedzone/', '')
+        record['zone_id'] = zone_id
+        record['name'] = zone_in
+        module.exit_json(changed=True, set=record)
+
+    elif command == 'delete' and zone_in in zones:
+        conn.delete_hosted_zone(zones[zone_in])
+        module.exit_json(changed=True)
+
+    elif command == 'delete':
+        module.exit_json(changed=False)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
+
+main()